Today’s Meditation

If we live, it is for the Lord that we live, and if we die, it is for the Lord that we die. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

-Romans 14:8 (TEV)

“Everything is fine,” said my sister-in-law to me as she lay dying. My mind swirled with questions. She was only 65 years old, recently retired, with a loving and supportive family. After five years of battling breast cancer, she was dying. How could everything be fine?

During her funeral, when the minister read from Romans 8:35- 39, I realized the meaning of her last words to me. She was saying that nothing can separate us from the love of God, not even death. My sister-in-law looked beyond earthly concerns and placed her faith and trust in God’s love. Even though we may feel overwhelmed by worldly concerns, nothing is as powerful as the love of God in our hearts.

As Christians, we seek God’s guidance to put our lives in order; we can live each day as if it were our last. Scripture assures us that “nothing in all creation . . . will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:39).

Lynda S. Phillips

(Tennessee, USA)

Prayer:
Loving God, may we feel your presence in all that we do each day. Help us to keep our lives in order to better serve you. Amen.